Published: Friday, July 12, 2013 at 3:46 p.m.

Last Modified: Friday, July 12, 2013 at 3:46 p.m.

The funeral will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Davidson Funeral Home by the Rev. Hoyt Mason. Burial will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at National Cemetery, Salisbury. There will be no public visitation.

Mr. Taylor was born Oct. 6, 1933, in Seminole County, Okla., to Joel Taylor and Rose Wispertate Taylor. He was retired from the U.S. Air Force and a member of Sunnyside Baptist Church in High Point. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers Art Taylor and Richard Taylor.

Surviving are his loving wife of 38 years, Linda Lamberth Taylor of the home; sons Ret Taylor and Derek Taylor, both of Georgia; daughters Teresa Morton and Medley Warren, both of Lexington, and Roxanne Moore of Gibsonville; four grandchildren, Camron Taylor, Lesle Taylor, Ashley Moore and Michelle Moore; three great-grandchildren, including his "little man," Isaiah, and Kay-Lee Moore; and his canine companion, Selena.

<p>Rile Elwood Taylor, 79, of Riverwood Drive, died Thursday, July 11, 2013, at Wake Forest Baptist Health — Lexington Medical Center.</p><p>The funeral will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Davidson Funeral Home by the Rev. Hoyt Mason. Burial will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at National Cemetery, Salisbury. There will be no public visitation.</p><p>Mr. Taylor was born Oct. 6, 1933, in Seminole County, Okla., to Joel Taylor and Rose Wispertate Taylor. He was retired from the U.S. Air Force and a member of Sunnyside Baptist Church in High Point. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers Art Taylor and Richard Taylor.</p><p>Surviving are his loving wife of 38 years, Linda Lamberth Taylor of the home; sons Ret Taylor and Derek Taylor, both of Georgia; daughters Teresa Morton and Medley Warren, both of Lexington, and Roxanne Moore of Gibsonville; four grandchildren, Camron Taylor, Lesle Taylor, Ashley Moore and Michelle Moore; three great-grandchildren, including his "little man," Isaiah, and Kay-Lee Moore; and his canine companion, Selena.</p><p>Online condolences may be made at www.davidsonfuneralhome.net.</p>